William lord



(No Model.)

W. LORD.

HAT GUARD. No. 606,486.

Patented June 28, 1898.

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WILLIAM LORD, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

HAT GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,486, dated June as, 1898.

Application filed September 29.1897. Serial No. 653,490. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM LORD, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hat-Guard, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a hat-guard which can be worn Within the hat and which will not be visible when not in use. Ordinarily hat guards or cords which have been attached to hats have been attached to the brim of a hat and appear on the exterior when not in use. It, is the prime object of the present invention to provide a guard of this character which will be entirely concealed when not required and which will be as effective when brought intoaction as any guard heretofore constructed. The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the inner side of ahat, illustrating the improved guard applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a portion of the sweat-band and the support for the guard applied to said sweat-band, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

A represents the sweat-band of a hat, and B a plate preferably made of metal, although other material may be employed. This plate is attached to the sweat-band by means of prongs b or the equivalent thereof. The plate B extends a predetermined distance above the sweat-band and is adapted to lie as close as possible to the side of the body or crown portion of the hat, so as not to interfere in the slightest degree with the comfort of thewearer of the hat. A cord 0 is usually passed through an opening in the said plate B near its connection with the sweat-band, and a knot I) is usually made in one end of the cord, so that the cord cannot pull through the opening in the plate 13, through which the cord-is passed. At the upper portion of the plate B, at its upper face, a socket 10 is formed, the said socket being adapted to receive an end of a bar 11, which bar is secured to the cord 0.

In practice when the guard is not required the cord is wrapped around the plate E, as shown in Fig. 1, and the bar is then passed through the socket 10. (Shown in the same figure.) When the guard is to be brought into action, the bar 11 is withdrawn from engagement with the plate B, and the cord is unwound from said plate and is carried outward from the hat, so that the bar 11 may be passed through a buttonhole on a garment, as is usual.

It is evident that the guard is exceedingly simple, durable, and economic and that when the cord is not required it is entirely concealed, and, further, that the aperture usually made in the brim of the hat is dispensed with, as is likewise the unsightly appearance of a cord wound around the body portion or crown of the hat and extending along the brim.

Having thus described my invention ,1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- V A hat-guard, copsistingof aplate provided with means for securing one end only to the sweat-band of a hat so that the main portion of the plate will be free to permit a cord. being wrapped around it, the plate being provided at its other end with a transversely-extending socket, a cord secured to the end of the plate opposite that having the socket, and a bar on the free end of the cord, whereby .When not in use, the cord may be wrapped 

